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iA. A'. BENNETT, 0E NEW -EUNsWIcK, NEW JERSEY.

Leners Mentira. 80,151, dated July 21, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN FISHING-TACKLE.

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TO `ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, A. A. DENNETLO New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex, and State of VNew Jersey, have invented a new and improved Fishing-Tackle; and I d o herebydeelare that the following is n.- full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willienable those skilled in the art to make vand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in a spring-hook fishing-tackle, which has been already patented by A. J. Lenhart. i i

In the patented arrangement, the shank of the hook is itself pivoted to thebar, the shank being formed as represented by the detached iigurein the drawing.

These hooks are very liable to break at the pivot, and although the hook may be replaced by another it" the proper facilities are at hand, to ra. fisherman, in the woods, or elsewhere, away from such facilities, great trouble and inconvenience is occasioned thereby..

' The object of this invention is toavoid this trouble, 'and the present invention consists in attaching the shank ofthe hook to a. socket-block, and fastening and adjusting it by a screw, as hereinafter described. 4

Figure 1. represents the tackle, constructed according to the patent already alluded to, with the exception of ,the manner of fastening or adjusting the hook, and, as my inventionis confined to that feature, the general arrangement bf the tacklerequires'no particular description. i

A is the bar or rod,- which supports thehook.

B is a slide on the bar A.

C vis the spiral spring, which is attached rigidly to the top ofthe bar, as seen.

Dis a socket-blockfwhich has a shank,l E, which shank is pivoted to the har Aatf.

The upper end of the shank hooks on tothe slide B, the same as the hook seen in the detached -view, (in red.)

vThis -block is drilled, so aste admit kthe shank of the hook, as seen in the drawing, where itis secured by a screw, y.

The lower hook H is sccurelbto the block B in the same manner.

By this method of fastening and adjusting the hook, (either one o`r both,) there is no trouble in attaching `a new hook wherever the sportsman may be, as' nothing but the ordinary Vhook (and no tools)`is required.

Having thus described my intentiomI claim as new, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent- 1. 'The socket-block D and the screw g in combination .with the fishing-tackle, substantially as showlranddescribed. l v

2. Fastening or adjusting the hook in the fishing-tackle represented, by a. screw, instead of a rivet, substantially as shown and described'. L

i The above specification ot' myinvention signed by me, this 1st day of February, 1868.

' A. A. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMAnA, ALEX. F. Ronnn'rs. 

